economy. the relatively small amount in the recovery act for infrastructure created many jobs because there's a strong multiplier effect. about 36,000 jobs for each $1 billion invested. and these are family wage jobs all across america that aren't going to be outsourced overseas. in less than a year, the transportation bill expires and absent congressional action we face a precipitous drop in transportation funding, a reduction of 30% overall for the next decade. to be this way. i'm proposing we implement the three-step 15 cent gallon tax ncrease that was part of the simpson-bowles deficit reduction proposals. communities and industry need some certainty, especially for larger projects that are multistate and multiyear. and this should be the last federal gas tax increase. over the next 10 years, we need to replace funding for transportation that's based on gallons of fuel consumed, which is going to be declining, with something more sustainible. a reasonable adjustment now and a permanent fix